Tuesday, November 9, 2010
The Music of the Pearl
this last sentence in the book i believe explains how the pearl is feeling. evil surges throughout the pearl the longer it is away from the ocean eventually the pearls music yells out with an air of demand. when the pearl is returned though the music dies away therefore the pearl is happy.the pearl destroyed Kino, it destroyed his hope, his bravery, and his only son.the pearl was not happy to be out of the ocean therefore it sucked the very life from its founder.the pearl starts beautiful with hope filled color. later the pearl is dry and ulcerous full of evil and greed and taking everything from Kino. but the pearl assures Kino with its demanding music making him unaware of the danger the pearl is bringing. when Kino throws the pearl into the ocean "and the music of the pearl grew to a whisper then died away..." it died like evil music would die. the pearl had fused its song with the pure veins of evil, and when the pearl drops to the bottom it is relieved of evil and Kino is relieved of its evil.
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ReplyDeleteyou clearly refered to the motif of music more than once, you showed understanding of the symbolism of the pearl as a source of evil,and you found a connection between the pearl and its effect on Kino's family. However you didn't make a connection between the pearl and its effect on society.
I think the best line in your readers response is:"but the pearl assures Kino with its demanding music making him unaware of the danger the pearl is bringing." because it only has one err in capitalization and it describes the cozening effect of the pearl in Kino's mind.